Zen was a part of the training at the Shoalin Temples in China. Legend says that kung fu was developed by the monks for physical exercise. Karate was created by merging kung fu and Okinawan Wrestling/grappling.
All Japan Karate do Association. Founded by Kanken Toyama
I don't know, but there are a lot of Zen temples in Kyoto, Japan. I doubt they'd express it using the word "holy" but so many temples has to make it pretty special. As well as Kyoto, Kamakura near Tokyo has many very important Zen temples. This reflects that the Kamakura era was the start of the "Shogun era"...and Zen Buddhism was very popular among Samurai.
The plural of "zen" is also "zen." The word "zen" does not change in the plural form.
Zen (A Buddhist sect)
David Zen Mansley goes by Zen.
No, it is not a religion.Zen is a philosophy, a practice of living, and a lifestyle.Buddhism is a religion. Zen is a school/ sect within that religion. It is just as possible to have Zen Catholic, Zen Jew. and even Zen Atheist.
zen architecture
zen seeks sight
Zen Buddhism. Soto or Rinzai. Beyond that, the question is what is Zen Buddhism.
I have a Zen garden and enjoy using it.That wasn't very Zen of you, was it dude?
Zen Gesner's birth name is Gesner, Zen Brant.
Where did you hear this term? I'm a Zen monk and I've never heard of it. Do you mean "Zen priest"?